TRR: Romney Outpolling Carter, Reagan, Bush I, Clinton, Bush II and Obama
James S. Robbins
**FILE** Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney speaks Oct. 13, 2012, in Portsmouth, Ohio. (Associated Press)
According to the latest Gallup survey, Mitt Romney is polling 52% of likely voters. At this point in the race he is ahead of:
Where Jimmy Carter was in 1976 (47%)
Where Ronald Reagan was in 1980 (39% -- Carter was six points up)
Where George H.W. Bush was in 1988 (50%)
Where Bill Clinton was in 1992 (40%)
Where George W. Bush was in 2000 (48%)
Where Barack Obama was in 2008 (49%)
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